LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RETURN TO CAMPUS

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

RETURN TO CAMPUS

FAMILY GUIDE Spring Edition 2021

MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT

Dear Family, I hope this finds you and your family safe and well. It's been an extraordinary year since COVID-19 forced the closure of school classrooms. A time of sacrifice and determination, pain and suffering, and moments of hope and optimism ? sometimes all in the same day. I'm pleased to share we see light at the end of the tunnel and plan to reopen school classrooms in April.

Our goal has been to do this as soon as possible and in the safest way possible. There are three pieces to the puzzle which need to be in place to get schools reopened:

The highest standard of health and safety practices at schools ? The steps already taken to implement health and safety practices at our schools exceed the most recent guidelines set forth by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the California Department of Public Health. Every school has a report card where the standards are made clear and inspectors make certain they are met. You can view the report card for your school at achieve.readinessreportcard or on your school's website.

Continued reduction in the spread of COVID-19 throughout the communities we serve ? The level of the virus continues to decline. To give that a bit of context, the current positive rates in COVID testing at schools, as well as COVID case levels in the Los Angeles area, were last seen in October.

Access to vaccinations for school staff ? The final piece of the puzzle is vaccinations for school staff. I'm pleased to see that this approach is supported by Governor Newsom and President Biden. Both have made clear all who work in schools need to be provided with access to the vaccine as soon as possible. While other cities in California, like Long Beach, got a head start when local health authorities there started with vaccinations for school staff back in January, we're working as hard as we can to make up for lost time since vaccinations were first made available for Los Angeles Unified staff just last week.

We are pleased to share this Return to Campus Family Guide. It has in it much of the information you'll need to make the decision about whether your child will return to school for the remainder of the semester or continue with online instruction. Once you have a full understanding of the choices, we ask you to let us know whether your child will return to the classroom or complete the semester online. Schools will need that information to finalize plans to make sure every student gets the best possible education. You may complete the questionnaire online at reopening. familyselection.

Thank you for your continued patience and support.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1

INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS

2

CHILDCARE OFFERINGS

4

ATTENDING TO THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS

5

DAILY HEALTH CHECK

6

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

7

CLEANING AND DISINFECTING

8

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES

10 HEALTH AND SAFETY READINESS REPORT CARD

11 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES

12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS

The two models for instruction that will be available for families to select for their students will be the Hybrid Model and Online Only. Please keep in mind that the models described here are based on the latest health and science information and may be subject to change.

ELEMENTARY HYBRID MODEL: AM/PM

In this model, elementary school students will be on campus 5 days a week with the same group of students participating in in-person instruction from either 8:00 am ? 11:00 am or 12:00 pm ? 3:00 pm. Students will complete coursework online and participate in independent work when not receiving direct, in-person instruction. Classrooms will be cleaned between the AM and PM sessions. On-site supervised care and enrichment activities will be available for students during the times when they are not receiving in-person instruction so they will have a full schoolday available.

In-Person Instruction (AM)

8:00 - 11:00

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

COHORT A (on campus) COHORT A (on campus) COHORT A (on campus) COHORT A (on campus) COHORT A (on campus)

TRANSITION: Classroom Cleaning

In-Person Instruction (PM) COHORT B (On campus) COHORT B (On campus) COHORT B (On campus) COHORT B (On campus) COHORT B (On campus)

12:00 - 3:00

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL HYBRID MODEL

In this model, middle school and high school students will be on campus 2-3 days a week with the same group of students, staying in the same classroom. For example, students may be on campus either every Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday (with groups alternating attendance on Mondays) or according to other school-specific schedules. While on campus, students will participate in advisory classes with their teacher for in-person community building and social-emotional learning, and will receive online instruction for their classes. Students will complete coursework online and participate in independent work when not receiving direct instruction. On-site childcare and enrichment activities will be available for middle school students during the days and times when they are not receiving direct instruction.

Monday ? Alternating Cohort A, Cohort B

8:30 - 9:00

Transition Time

9:00 - 9:30

Advisory

9:30 - 10:30

Period 1/2

10:40 - 11:40

Period 3/4

11:40 - 12:20

LUNCH

12:20 - 1:20

Period 5/6

1:30 - 2:00

Advisory

2:00

Dismissal

8:30 - 9:00

9:00 - 9:30 9:30 - 10:40 10:50 - 12:00 12:10 - 12:40 12:40 - 1:20 1:20 - 2:30

2:30

Cohort A: Tue/Thu | Cohort B: Wed/Fri

Transition Time Advisory Period 1/2 Period 3/4 Advisory LUNCH Period 5/6 Dismissal

ONLINE-ONLY MODEL

In this model, elementary students will continue to learn online from either 8:00 am ? 11:00 am or 12:00 pm ? 3:00 pm, similar to their current online learning model. Students will complete coursework online and participate in independent work when not receiving instruction online.

Middle school and high school students will continue to learn online similar to how students are currently learning online.

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CHILDCARE OFFERINGS

STUDENT SUPERVISION IN A HYBRID MODEL

In a hybrid model, K-8 students will have available supervised care when not receiving direct, on-campus instruction

Effort may utilize facilities in local communities (libraries, community colleges, parks & recreationsites)

Sites will be supervised by Los Angeles Unified staff and Beyond the Bell partners

The Los Angeles Unified School District will provide four areas of engagement for our students to learn and thrive both physically and mentally.

FOUR AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT

The Los Angeles Unified School District LA's Best Program (a partner with Beyond the Bell) targets four areas of engagement that will provide opportunities for our students to learn and thrive both physically and mentally.

IT'S ABOUT...

QUALITY a program that is safe, engaging and inclusive while providing opportunities for active learning, healthy choices and youth voice

BALANCE providing an equitable amount of exposure and opportunities to a variety of activities, topics and areas of development based on the needs and wants of your students, staff and community

1 ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT

FOUR AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT

2 PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT

3 CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT

4 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

A FEW WAYS TO ENGAGE

Students gaining knowledge

in a variety of subject areas

Math Literacy Science & Engineering Homework

Students developing wholesome eating habits and creating a healthy balance of

physical engagement

Students developing abilities through exposure to activities that give them opportunities to choose, create, explore new things and express themselves

Students developing skills used to build relationships and regulate emotions

Nutrition Performing/Visual Arts Recreational Games Seasonal Sports Fitness

Problem-Solving Designing Drawing/Painting Creative Writing Dancing/Performing Playing Instruments Playing

Instruments

Social - emotional learning (SEL) which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Social Skills/Conflict Resolution

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